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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Lepidodesmini

genus Lepidodesma Simpson, 1896: cladomics
     2 Recent valid species (3 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 2 (3 total)
analyzed in 60 cladograms in 34 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 2 (mean = 1.13, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 8
maximum number of included terminals = 2, (mean = 2 median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1


Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-aa

** Top Monophyly Cladogram ** ** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22029300--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Hou et al., 2024 [Publ 4400], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22027400--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Hou et al., 2025 [Publ 4432], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022600--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b_S2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22028900--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a_S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22028900--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Hou et al., 2025 [Publ 4401], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022600--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 4_S5-nt

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22029300--
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2023 [Publ 4339], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22021700--
  +-- Lepidodesma_languilati **
--+                         
  +-- Lepidodesma_aligera **   

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 2_I

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019000--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-BI

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119800--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2020 [Publ 4121], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014800--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014400--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Froufe et al., 2019 [Publ 3936], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4358], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015100--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wen et al., 2017 [Publ 3795], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011500--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 2d

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119800--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019000--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Soroka & Burzynski, 2017 [Publ 3837], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014400--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4386], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013900--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Konopleva et al., 2023 [Publ 4269], fig. S1_4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015500--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Cha et al., 2018 [Publ 3916], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015500--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2002 [Publ 2657], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Zieritz et al., 2021 [Publ 4231], fig. 3-F_5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4388], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022 [Publ 4263], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013500--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Sano et al., 2017 [Publ 3799], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Aunins et al., 2018 [Publ 3863], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013900--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4386], fig. 5-BI

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012000--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 3-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2018 [Publ 3836], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4386], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Kim et al., 2021 [Publ 4197], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011600--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Froufe et al., 2019 [Publ 3936], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Chen et al., 2023 [Publ 4302], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013900--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Dai et al., 2024 [Publ 4386], fig. 5-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012000--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Hou et al., 2025 [Publ 4432], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011000--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110112000--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2019 [Publ 3864], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014500--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Chen et al., 2023 [Publ 4302], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013900--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11014400--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4379], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Zhou et al., 2016 [Publ 3710], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011900--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Huang et al., 2019 [Publ 3843], fig. S3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110119600--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Pavan-Kumar et al., 2022 [Publ 4263], fig. S5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013700--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Wu et al., 2022 [Publ 4238], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11017200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Chen et al., 2020 [Publ 4170], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013300--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **

Fukata & Iigo, 2020 [Publ 4106], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11015200--
-- Lepidodesma_languilati **
 
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